Newsreel titled 'Jumps into Potomac to test new suit' shows Jimmy Clark wearing a new water tight life saving suit in Washington D.C.,United States. He gets into a biplane aircraft at Naval Air Station Anacostia (NAS Anacostia). It takes off. He jumps and makes a parachute landing into Potomac river. Clark being congratulated by Assistant Secretary of war, F. Truebee Davison.
U.S. sailors at the Anacostia Naval Air Station in Washington DC. Two sailors look at carrier pigeons named 'Old Faithful' and 'Aerial Lad' fly from a bird house. The sailors hold the pigeons.
Arrival of Lord Mountbatten at Naval Air Station (NAS) at Anacostia, Washington D.C. A color bearer; Navy honor guard and color guard in the background prior to arrival of the Admiral of the Fleet The Earl Mountbatten of Burma, KG, The First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff of Great Britain. Lord Mountbatten walks down the ramp and passes through the side boys. He is followed by Royal Navy Naval Assistant Captain L. D. Empson. U.S. Navy Admiral Arleigh A. Burke greets Lord Mountbatten. Lord Mountbatten stands next to an aircraft. He salutes during a 17 gun salute. Admiral Burke; Admiral Sir Michael Denny, United Kingdom Representative to NATO, Military Committee in Permanent Session, Member NATO Standing Group; Vice Admiral Jeffrey Thistleton Smith, RN, Admiral British Joint Services Mission; and Commodore D. G. Goodwin, RN Naval Attache, stand in ranks at attention. Lord Mountbatten inspects Marine honor guard. He and Rear Admiral H. D. Baker, USN, Commandant, PRNC, walk back to receiving line. Admiral Burke and Lord Mountbatten converse. Long line of flag bearers stand behind Marine honor guard. Color guard marches past aircraft.
Arrival of Lord Mountbatten at Naval Air Station (NAS) at Anacostia, Washington D.C. Navy band on the field prior to the arrival of the Earl. Color guard (Marine) at attention. Naval honor guard at attention. British sedan parked on the edge of field. British MP stands. Plane director motions the plane to parking area. R4Y taxis to parking area. U.S. Navy Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, Rear Admiral Baker, stand by waiting for disembarkation of Admiral of the Fleet The Earl Mountbatten of Burma, KG, The First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff of Great Britain, Lord Mountbatten and party. Ramp of plane being lowered. Lord Mountbatten leaves the ramp, stops momentarily by the side boys. He is greeted by Adm. Burke. He goes through the receiving line. Admiral Burke and two British Officers stand at attention during rendering of honors. Marine honor guard in front of operations at NAS. Naval honor guards. Lord Mountbatten speaks to Admiral Burke. He gets into the sedan. Admiral Burke and Rear Admiral Baker walk. Admiral Burke gets into a sedan. Personnel on top of operations platform looking on. Four star Admiral's flag. Long line of Naval personnel holding state flags.
B-29 Superfortress sets new distance record. B-29 Superfortress aircraft lands at Washington DC's Bolling Field (Anacostia). Washington Monument and Jefferson Memorial visible in distance. The B-29 had completed a 35 hour trip from Guam, for 8198 miles, completing a new distance record by implementing new cruise control techniques. Colonel Clarence S. Irvine and crew members get off the plane. General Henry Arnold ("Hap" Arnold), Army Air Force Commander congratulates Colonel Irvine and crew members. People crowd near the aircraft. General Arnold pins the Distinguished Flying Cross medal on the Captain and crew members.
Pollution alongside Anacostia River in Washington DC. Garbage in a field alongside the river bank. Boats docked at sea in the background. A bridge across the river. Garbage on mud along a shore of the river.
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